Outside sliding window shutter



Oct. 8, 1957 J. H. SASSANO 2,808,626

OUTSIDE SLIDING WINDOW SH UTTER Filed Sept. 21, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet l IN VEN TOR.

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Application September 21, 1954, Serial No. 457,422

3 Claims. (Cl. 29-61) This invention relates to window covering devices, such as shutters, blinds, and the like, and in particular, overlapping vertically disposed slats positioned with the upper ends having means thereon for suspending the same from rails or tracks and with the lower ends extended into rails or tracks positioned above and below a window frame and extended laterally at the sides of the frame wherein with the shutters actuated by a pinion on a shaft of a hand crank extended through a wall or window frame the shutters are moved laterally by gear racks meshing with the pinion to open positions at the sides of the window or to closed positions covering the window opening.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for covering the outside of a window in which the covering means is adapted to be actuated by a crank on the inside of the window whereby the window is adapted to be opened and closed without opening the window sash.

Various types of blinds, shutters, metal awnings, and the like have been provided for covering windows from the outside, however, with hinged shutters or with devices that are moved vertically to open and close windows it is dificult to rigidly support the devices in both open and closed positions and it is also diihcult to actuate the devices from one position to another. With this thought in mind, this invention contemplates window shutters in which upper ends thereof are provided with rollers that are adapted to travel in tracks whereby the shutters are adapted to slide freely from one position to another and wherein the shutters are adapted to be actuated by a hand crank through a pinion and gear racks.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for mounting and actuating window shutters whereby the shutters are adapted to be positioned on the outside of a wall in which the windows are positioned and wherein-the shutters are adapted to be actuated to open and closed positions from the inside of the wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide sliding shutters which provide closures for windows in which the shutters are adapted to be installed on windows of completed buildings.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for mounting and actuating sliding shutters positioned on the outside of walls of buildings in which the shutters are of simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the invention embodies shutters including overlapping vertica'lly disposed slats mounted with upper and lower ends thereof slidable in tracks with the slats carried by rollers extended from upper ends thereof and with the slats actuated in the tracks by gear racks meshing with a pinion on a shaft extended through a window frame and having a hand crank on the inner end.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is elevational view looking toward the outside of a .vindov." with shutters of this invention extended 2,808,626 Patented Oct. 8, 1957 from sides of the window and with upper and lower ends of the shutters mounted in tracks, parts of which are broken away and shown in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the shutter on one side of the window taken on line 22 of Figure 1, the parts being shown on an enlarged scale and parts being broken away. I

Figure 3 is a sectional plan taken substantially on line 33 of Figure 1 showing one of the shutter carrying rollers and illustrating the overlapping relation of the slats of the shutters.

Figure 4 is a cross section through the shutter operating mechanism taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1, the parts being shown on an enlarged scale and parts being broken away.

Figure 5 is a cross section through the shutter mounting at one side of the window showing the lower end of a shutter in combination with an upper gear rack by which the shutter is actuated and also showing the device with parts broken away.

Figure 6 is a plan view looking downwardly upon the upper end of the shutter assembly with the upper part of the track housing broken away and showing the shutters in the position of closing the window.

Figure 7 is a longitudinal section through the lower track taken on line 77 of Figure 4 illustrating the relative positions of the pinion and gear racks.

Figure 8 is a diagrammatic view illustrating an arrangement of the shutters for a double window wherein one section of a shutter picks up a similar section drawing the similar section to a closed position in front of a section of the window.

Figure 9 is a longitudinally disposed sectional plan similar to that shown in Figure 6 illustrating a modificaton wherein a plurality of shutter sections are mounted in a double track.

Figure 10 is a vertical section taken on line 1010 of Figure 9 showing the shutter for a double window, the parts being shown on an enlarged scale and parts thereof being broken away.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, the improved sliding shutters of this invention includes, in its most simple form, a rail or track 10, channel shape in cross section, a supporting cover 11, outer slats 12, inner slats 13, the upper ends of the slats being connected with a bar 14, and the lower ends with a bar 15, numeral 16 a gear rack connected to the slats of the shutter at one side of. a window, numeral 17 a similar gear rack adapted to be connected to the slats at the opposite side of a window,

numeral 18 a pinion mounted on a shaft 19 having a 4 hand crank 20 on an end extended through a window frame, numeral 21 a guide channel positioned to receive the lower ends of the slats for retaining the shutter sections in position, and numerals 22, 23, 24, and 25 rollers positioned to travel in the channel of the rail or track 10 and adapted to be adjustably connected to upper ends of the shutters.

As illustrated in Figure 3, slats 12 and 13 of the shutter section are attached by screws or other suitablefastening elements, as indicated by the numeral 26, to the upper and lower bars 14 and 15 in staggered relation whereby air is free to pass through the shutter sections whereas the slats intercept direct rays of light, such as the rays of the sun.

A shutter section including an assembly of staggered slats is positioned on each side of a window, as indicated by the numeral 27, and with the gear racks 16 and 17 attached to the lower ends of the shutter sections, the sections are adapted to be drawn across the window by turning the pinion 18 with the crank 20, and by the same means, the shutter sections are returned to the positions illustrated in Figure 1 or to suitable intermediate positions.

The shutter sections are similar in the different designs and, as illustrated in Figure 2, the sections are suspended from the rollers, such as the roller 22 shown in Figure 2, with L-shaped bars having horizontally disposed sections 28 at the upper ends on which the rollers are mounted and vertically disposed threaded sections 29 which extend through bushings 30 in the upper bars 14 of the shutter sections and which are provided with wing nuts 31 with which the elevation of the shutter sections in relation to the channels 10 is adjustable.

Upper and lower flanges 32 and 33 of the channel shaped rail or track 10 are provided with lips 34 and 35, respectively, by which the rollers are retained in the channel bars. 7

The lower ends of theshutter sections are attached to the rails or gear racks 16 and 17 with L-shaped bolts 36 which are integrally connected to the racks and which extend through the inner slats 13, as shown in Figure 5, The extended ends of the bolts are provided with nuts 37 and 38 to provide means for adjusting the shutter sections laterally.

The outer edges of the guides 21 are provided with flanges 39 and the inner ends are provided with channelshaped sections having webs 40 with upper flanges 41 with lips 42 on the lower edges of which beads 43 are provided thereby forming sockets in which the upper racks 16 are slidably mounted. The base of the guide 21 is also provided with a projection 44 having a bead 45 on the extended edge whereby with the beads 43 and 45 coacting with a ridge 46 on the inner face of the web 4!) a socket is provided for the lower gear rack 17. The cover 11, on the inner surface of which the channel shaped rail or track 10 is secured, is provided with an outer flange 47 which extends downwardly over the upper edges of the outer slats, and an inner or upper flange 48 by which the cover is secured to a wall of a building, such as a wall 49 andin which the window is positioned. The flange may be attached to the wall with bolts 50, or other suitable fastening elements.

As illustrated in Figure 4, the shaft 19 of the crank 20 extends through an opening 51 in a lower member 52 of the window frame and is rotatably mounted in a bushing in an opening 53 in the web 40 of the guide 21. It will be understood that the shaft of the crank may extend through the window frame, as shown, or may extend through the wall'below the frame as may be desired.

The slats 12 and 13, which metal, fiber glass or the like, may be connected at points intermediate of the ends with bars, such as bars 54, shown a in Figure l. 7

As illustrated in Figures 1 and 6, each section of the shutter is supported with two rollers, however, it will be understood that as many rollers may be used as may be desired.

In the design illustrated in Figures 8, 9 and 10, sliding shutters are provided for a double window, such as windows 55 and 56, in which outer shutter sections 57 and 58 are provided with lugs 59 and 60 at the sides and as inner shutter sections 61 and 62 travel from outer posi tions illustrated in full linesin Figure 8 to inner positions as illustrated by' dotted lines 63 and 64 lugs 65 and 66 on the inner sections engage the lugs 59 and 60, drawing the sections 57 and 58 to the dotted line positions thereby providing complete closures for the windows. Upon the return movement the lugs 65A and 66A engagethe lugs 59 and 60, returning'the outer sections to the open positions.

In the design shownin Figures 8, 9, and 10', the shutters are supported in upper rails 67 havingdouble channels 68 and 69 and the outer section, such as the section 58, is supported by rods'70 from rollers 71 in the channel 68 and the inner section 62 'is' supported by rods 72- maybe madeof wood,

from rollers 73 in the channel 69. The rods and 72 are mounted in the bars in the upper ends of the shutter sections, the positions of the shutter sections on the rods being adjusted by wing nuts 74.

The rails 67 are secured to inner surfaces of webs 75 of covers having depending flanges 76 and upwardly disposed flanges 77 through which the covers are secured to walls 78 with bolts 79;

Guides 80 at the lower ends of the shutter sections are similar to the guides 21 having flanges 81 on the outer edges and channel-shaped sections 82 on the inner edges in which bars of gear racks, similar to the racks 16 and 17, are slidably mounted, the bars of the gear racks being indicated by numerals 83 and 84. The base of the guide 80 is also provided with a flange 85 that holds the inner shutter sections 62 in position and drain openings 86.

The inner sections 61 and 62 are attached to the bars 83 and 8 4 with bolts 37, similar to the bolts 36 of the designshown in Figure 5, and the guides are secured to the walls 78 with expansion bolts or other fastening elements, as indicated by the numeral 88. The guide 21 is also secured to the surface of a wall or the like by similar bolts or fastening elements.

The bars 83 and 84, of the design shown in Figures 8, 9, and 10, extend from the gear racks whereby the shutter sections are actuated with hand cranks, similar to the crank 20, and with the upper ends supported by the rollers in the rails 67, the shutter sections are readily adapted to be actuated to open and closed positions.

It will be' unders'tood, therefore, that the sliding shutter or blind of this invention is adapted to be provided in dilferent combinations to correspond with different types of windows and as many sections, as may be desired, may be used in combination, or the sections may be provided in different sizes and the sizes and lengths of the slats may be varied to meet different conditions.

As illustrated in Figure 1, slats 89 and 90 on the inner meeting edges of the shutter sections are comparatively narrow whereby with the shutter sections drawn together all of the exposed slats will be of the same width. 1 The opening movements of the shutters are limited by stops 91 spaced inwardly from the extended ends of the rail or track 10, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, thereby preventing the shutters being accidentally extended beyond the ends of the track.

It will be understood that other modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spiritof the invention. 1

What is claimed is:

1. In a sliding outside window shutter, the combination which comprises a track adapted to be mounted in a horizontal position above a window, a guide adapted to be mounted in a horizontal position parallel to the track and below the window above which the track is positioned, spaced vertically disposed staggered slats extended between the track and guide, bars upon which the upper and lower ends of the slats are mounted, bushings mounted in the bars upon which the upper ends of the slats are mounted in spaced relation to each other, L-shaped bars having horizontally disposed sections and vertically disposed threaded sections, said vertically disposed threaded sections mounted in the bushings in said bars, wing nuts mounted on said threaded sections above said bushings whereby said bars are adjustable in relation to the track mounted above the window, rollers mounted on the horizontally disposed sections of the L-shaped bars mounted on the upper ends of the slats and positioned to travel in said track, oppositely disposed gear racks slidably mounted in said guide at the lower ends of the slats, a pinion positioned in meshing relation with said gear racks, and a shaft having a hand crank on one end adapted to be extended through the window mounting and on which the pinion is mounted whereby upon rotation of the shaft by the crank the pinion coacting with the racks extends and retracts slat units.

2. In a sliding outside window shutter, the combination which comprises a horizontally disposed upper track having a rail, channel shape in cross section therein, means for mounting the track on the outer surface of a wall above a window, a horizontally disposed guide also having a rail, channel shape in cross section therein adapted to be mounted on the outer surface of said wall, positioned parallel to the track and below said Window, shutter sections including staggered outer and inner slats mounted on horizontally disposed bars positioned with upper ends thereof extended into the track and lower ends into the guide, bushings mounted in the bars upon which the upper ends of the slats are mounted in spaced relation to each other, L-shaped bars having horizontally disposed sections and vertically disposed threaded sections, said vertically disposed threaded sections mounted in the bushings in said bars, wing nuts mounted on said threaded sections above said bushings whereby said bars are adjustable in relation to the track mounted above the Window, rollers mounted on the horizontally disposed sections of the L-shaped bars mounted on the bars at the upper ends of the shutter sections and positioned to travel in the rail of said track, opposed gear racks slidably mounted in the channel-shaped rail of the guide and attached to the shutter sections, respectively, a shaft extended between the gear racks and having a hand crank on one end, and a pinion mounted on said shaft and positioned to mesh with said gear racks whereby rotation of the pinion by the shaft and crank actuates the shutter sections to open and closed positions.

3. In a sliding outside window shutter, the combination which comprises a horizontally disposed upper track having a rail, channel shape in cross section therein, means for mounting the track on the outer surface of a wall above a window, a horizontally disposed guide also having a rail, channel shape in cross section therein adapted to be mounted on the outer surface of said Wall, positioned parallel to the track and below said window, shutter sections including staggered outer and inner slats mounted on horizontally disposed bars positioned with upper ends thereof extended into the track and lower ends into the guide, bushings mounted in the bars upon which the upper ends of the slats are mounted in spaced relation to each other, L-shaped bars having horizontally disposed sections and vertically disposed threaded sections, said vertically disposed threaded sections mounted in the bushings in said bars, wing nuts mounted on said threaded sections above said bushings whereby said bars are adjustable in relation to the track mounted above the window, rollers mounted on the horizontally disposed sections of the L-shaped bars mounted on the bars at the upper ends of the shutter sections and positioned to travel in the rail of said track, opposed gear racks slidably mounted in the channel-shaped rail of the guide and attached to the shutter sections, respectively, a shaft extended between the gear racks and having a hand crank on one end, a pinion mounted on said shaft and positioned to mesh with said gear racks whereby rotation of the pinion by the shaft and crank actuates the shutter sections to open and closed positions, and means whereby one shutter section is actuated by another.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 13,300 Chase July 24, 1855 833,563 Stratta Oct. 16, 1906 1,118,721 Wiss Nov. 24, 1914 2,568,195 Jones Sept. 18, 1951 2,579,144 Griesser Dec. 18, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 286,106 Great Britain Mar. 1, 1928 

